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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Have I correctly used 'but not at' in the given sentence?

Have I correctly used 'but not at' in the given sentence?

We love to look at rainbows but not at lightnings.
  

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Yes, but lightning never takes the plural s. CB

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  • Yes, but lightning never takes the plural s.
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Yes, but lightning never takes the plural s.

CB
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Cool Breeze...lightning never takes the plural s.
Uh, OK. That's why I've never heard natives say 'many lightnings,' but I do hear them say 'bolts of lightning.'
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RommelI do hear them say 'bolts of lightning
Your hearing is very good, Rommel!

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